Tag - Michael Kiwanuka

Well indeed this is becoming a bi-monthly series! After a first Soundcloud set (published late june) of cool selections of Reggae, Ethio-Jazz, Soul, Funk, Breaks, Afrofunk, Afropop, Bollywood Psych, Latin, Ska and more, we posted a second one, to go along with the june playlist (published early july). We're now mid-july and we've already prepared a new volume, with 25 cool tracks of Reggae, Hip...

Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again (CD/LP/Digital) Communion Records, 2012-03-26 We'll have to wait until late march 2012 to discover this long-awaited first album from British soul singer Michael Kiwanuka. Three EPs will have been released by then, on beautiful 10 inch vinyl that look like old dusty records, Tell Me A Tale EP in april 2011, I'm Getting Ready EP, in july, and Home Again EP in january...

Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again EP (10"/Digital) Communion Records, 2012-01-01 This third EP from British Soul singer and new sensation Michael Kiwanuka isn't as catchy as the first two previous ones, Tell Me A Tale EP and I'm Getting Ready EP, but the quality isn't lowering either. His soulful voice is one of the most interesting we've heard this year in the 'retro soul' current trend. His...

Michael Kiwanuka - I'm Getting Ready EP (10"/Digital) Communion Records, 2011-07-18 Michael Kiwanuka's second limited EP is as astonishing as his first one. The 23 year-old's reputation as a unique new British voice is rapidly burgeoning. This new single starts off sounding like folk jazz from Love's Forever Changes classic, before adding blues and southern gospel deepness. A short and...

Michael Kiwanuka - iTunes Festival: London 2011 EP (Digital) Polydor, 2011-07-08 "One listen to the tracks that make up Michael Kiwanuka's three-song EP, Tell Me a Tale, and you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd been transported a solid four decades in the past. Rough, intimate production with an emphasis on funk and Kiwanuka's mix of hearty vocals and sweet harmonies makes him sound like...